No. 1 seed Jackrabbits pull away in 4th quarter in FCS semis | |
BROOKINGS, S.D. (AP) Mark Gronowski passed to Jaxon Janke for the go-ahead touchdown and South Dakota State scored 21 points in the fourth quarter to break away from Holy Cross for a 42-21 win on Saturday in the FCS quarterfinals. The top-seeded Jackrabbits (12-1), on a school-record 12-game win streak after losing to Iowa 7-3 in their opener, will play fourth-seeded Montana State in the semifinals. The Bobcats beat South Dakota State 31-17 in the semifinals in Bozeman, Mont., last year. This year's semifinal will be in Brookings. The eighth-seeded Crusaders (12-1) gave the Jackrabbits a tough test through three quarters behind quarterback Matthew Sluka, who rushed for a career-high 212 yards on 26 carries. It was Sluka's 36-yard run that set up Peter Oliver's 1-yard TD plunge to tie the game at 21-all. MORE | |
| Leaders | |||||
| Passing Yards: | M. Sluka | 2489 | |||
| Passing TDs: | M. Sluka | 26 | |||
| Rushing Yards: | M. Sluka | 1234 | |||
| Rushing TDs: | J. Fuller | 13 | |||
| Receiving Yards: | J. Coker | 912 | |||
| Receiving TDs: | J. Coker | 11 | |||
| Interceptions: | None | ||||
| Schedule 2022 | ||||
| Date | Opponent | Result / Time | ||
| 9/2 | at Merrimack | W 31 - 17 | ||
| 9/10 | at Buffalo | W 37 - 31 | ||
| 9/17 | vs. Yale | W 38 - 14 | ||
| 9/24 | at Colgate | W 35 - 10 | ||
| 10/1 | at Harvard | W 30 - 21 | ||
| 10/8 | vs. Bucknell | W 57 - 0 | ||
| 10/22 | at Lafayette | W 24 - 21 | ||
| 10/29 | vs. Fordham | W 53 - 52 | ||
| 11/5 | vs. Lehigh | W 42 - 14 | ||
| 11/12 | vs. Bryant | W 36 - 29 | ||
| 11/19 | at Georgetown | W 47 - 10 | ||
| 12/3 | vs. New Hampshire | W 35 - 19 | ||
| 12/10 | at South Dakota State | L 21 - 42 | ||
| Patriot League | ||||||||||||
| Conference | Overall | |||||||||||
| 6 Holy Cross | 6-0 | 12-1 | ||||||||||
| 22 Fordham | 5-1 | 9-3 | ||||||||||
| Lafayette | 3-3 | 4-7 | ||||||||||
| Bucknell | 2-4 | 3-8 | ||||||||||
| Colgate | 2-4 | 3-8 | ||||||||||
| Lehigh | 2-4 | 2-9 | ||||||||||
| Georgetown | 1-5 | 2-9 | ||||||||||
| Offense (FCS Rank) | |||||
| Yards: | 5834 (7) | ||||
| Passing Yards: | 2649 (41) | ||||
| Rushing Yards: | 3185 (5) | ||||
| Points per game: | 37.4 (9) | ||||
| Yards per game: | 448.8 (12) | ||||
| Touchdowns: | 62 (6) | ||||
| Field Goals: | 13 (28) | ||||
| Defense (FCS Rank) | |||||
| Yards: | 4309 (59) | ||||
| Passing Yards: | 2754 (87) | ||||
| Rushing Yards: | 1555 (34) | ||||
| Points per game: | 21.5 (21) | ||||
| Yards per game: | 331.5 (19) | ||||
| Touchdowns: | 35 (43) | ||||
| Field Goals: | 9 (41) | ||||
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